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House Passes 2015 Omnibus Spending Bill

—Amy McCullough12/12/2014

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The House narrowly approved a $1.1 trillion
omnibus spending bill late Thursday night with a vote of 219-206, avoiding another
government shutdown by mere hours. The bill, which will now go to the
Senate for consideration, includes funding for the entire government through
Sept. 30, 2015, with the Department of Homeland Security being the lone
exception; the bill funds DHS through Feb. 27, 2015. The package includes $554
billion for the Defense Department, including $64 billion in overseas
contingency operations funds to combat the ISIS
threat, train and equip Iraqi allies, and “to reinforce European countries
facing Russian aggression,” according to the bill
highlights. It also includes emergency funding “to address the domestic and
international Ebola
crisis,” according to a Dec. 11 House Appropriations Committee release. “This
bill is the result of careful, responsible, line-by-line budget and policy
decisions that have enormous impact on individuals, businesses, and communities
across the country,” said HAC Chairman Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) in the release.
“This bill invests in important and effective programs with the most benefit to
the American people, including our national defense, while reducing spending in
lower-priority or wasteful programs.”